Armon Burton

Armon Burton serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Information at Pratt Institute, concurrently working as a Lead UX Researcher at IBM with over six years of experience in enterprise and AI-powered user experience optimization. Based in Brooklyn and originally from North Carolina, he integrates design, storytelling, and visual exploration across academic and professional domains.

His academic credentials include:

• MS in Information Experience Design from Pratt Institute
• BS in Computer Science from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Research focuses on human-centered design methodologies, particularly mixed-methods approaches to usability testing and AI interface development for enterprise systems. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with real-world product strategy, emphasizing visual narrative techniques to enhance user engagement in digital environments.

Professor Burton currently instructs INFO-644: Usability Theory & Practice (3 credits), leveraging his IBM industry experience to contextualize academic concepts. While no formal advising relationships or research grants are documented in the source material, his dual-sector engagement provides students with direct exposure to contemporary UX challenges in AI-driven applications.